46 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1944 
44.27- Japanese, 17th-18th century. Highteen medicine cases (inro) of varying 
44.44 types and designs. 
incl. 
MANUSCBIPT 
44.17. Armenian, 13th century. The Gospel according to the four Evangelists. 
Original binding of tooled brown leather, the top cover adorned with a 
cruciform design executed in silver nailheads; at its center a square 
crystal containing a Greek cross cut into it from underneath ; other small 
silver appliqués (some missing). The text is written on 582 parchment 
leaves in double columns, in bolorgir or “round hand,” in black, gold, and 
occasional blue, red, and green. Initials, paragraphs, title pages, arcades, 
and four full-page miniatures with figures of the Evangelists—executed 
in colors and gold. Dated colophons. 0.244 x 0.179 over all. 
0.240 x 0.169 average page. (Page 28 illustrated.) 
PAINTING 
43.10. Chinese, dated in correspondence with A. D. 1541. Ming dynasty. By 
Wén Pi (Chéng-ming), 1470-1559. Chrysanthemums and pine tree. Ink 
painting on a paper scroll. Dated and signed by the artist; two colo- 
phons, one by the artist; 20 seals. 0.755 x 0.315. 
44.16. Chinese, dated in correspondence with A. D. 1684. Ch‘ing dynasty. By 
Tao-chi (fl. circa A. D. 1662-1706). Landscape. Ink and slight color ona 
paper scroll. Inscription, signature, and four seals on the painting; in- 
scription and three seals on the mount. 0.264 x 3.182. 
44.45. Japanese, dated in correspondence with A. D. 1778. Attributed to Okyo. 
Pilgrims going to Hase-dera in the springtime. Color and ink on a 
silk kakemono. Inscription, signature, two seals. 0.447 x 0.812. 
STONE SCULPTURE 
44.2. Chinese, 8th century. T‘ang dynasty. Head belonging to the dancing 
figure in the processional relief 24.2 (reattached). 0.115 x 0.068 x 0.068. 
The work of the curatorial staff has been devoted to the study of 
new acquisitions and of other objects submitted for purchase, from 
the fields of Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Persian, and Indian fine arts. 
Such work involves comparative study, reading of inscriptions and 
seals, written reports, and so on. In addition to the work within the 
collection, reports, either oral or written, were made upon 658 objects 
and 122 photographs of objects submitted for examination by their 
owners, and 44 inscriptions were translated. A large part of the time 
of staff members has been given to work directly contributing to the 
war effort, summarized as follows: 
WAR WORK 
Members of the staff devoted many hours both inside and outside 
regular hours to work for several Government agencies. Five 
hundred forty-two typed pages-of Japanese translations were made 
for the Office of Strategic Services; and a revised translation of a 
